NOVEMBER 2021 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 99
Duane Benson
of Screaming
Circuits speaks
with Nolan
Johnson about
issues assem-
blers encounter
with BOMs and part shortages. Duane
gives advice on how to avoid some
common pitfalls.
Tempo Automation, a software-
accelerated electronics manufac-
turer, announced that Intuitive
Machines, a provider of space
products and services, has chosen
Tempo Automation to speed up
the rate of innovation of its flight-
and space-rated circuit boards.
Creation Technolo-
gies, an end-to-end,
scalable global elec-
tronic manufacturing
services provider,
announced that it
has completed the
acquisition of IEC Electronics Corp.
The SMTA is
pleased to an-
nounce its elec-
tion results for
the Global Board
of Directors for the term beginning October 4,
2021. Jason Keeping, Celestica, Inc.; Adam
Klett, L3Harris Technologies; Cheryl Tulkoff,
National Instruments Corporation; and
Kirk Van Dreel, Plexus Corp., have been
newly elected to the Board of Directors.
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Driving Lean Manufacturing
with Digitalization
Reducing waste in the manu-
facturing process is always a
challenge, especially when it
comes to new product intro-
ductions (NPI). It is a key pain
point for manufacturers, as
waste leads to delays, unex-
pected costs, quality issues, and lost profit. Waste
isn't always about material that must be discarded—
it can also include idle workers and equipment, un-
used material, and inefficient planning processes.
A Multi-Tenant PLM Software Solution
To better understand how bill of materials
and business operations software can
interact, we reached out to George Lewis,
vice president of corporate strategy for
Arena, a PTC Business.
SMTA Welcomes
New Board Members
Creation Technologies
Completes Acquisition
of IEC Electronics
Intuitive Machines Chooses
Tempo Automation to Return
U.S. to Moon's Surface
BOMs and the Supply Chain
from an Assembler's Point
of View
